Dinner 2022

[Margaret Pilgrim]

Old fashioned Guinness on-bone lamb stew.    Simple, clean, classic, superb.    Meat fell off the bones, gravy sang.

[heidih]

1 hour ago, Margaret Pilgrim said:

For decades I called my mother at/about midnight every year regardless of where we were.    When she passed, I decided I could finally go to bed when I/we wanted.   

We are always awakened by fireworks in our neighborhood.    But this year, some tyke had one of those "goose horns", was allowed to stay up and honked the new year in for half an hour!   

When I lived at my cottage the tradition in the hood was the banging of pots and pans by kids like a marching band.. Yes there were some spectacular illegal fireworks. One year I strong-armed my male cousin into going out and blowing his trumpet (best use he ever made of it), and my Swiss ancestry neighbor always brought out his Alpen Horn like this 

 

Edited January 4, 2022 by heidih (log)

[Dante]

Mac and cheese with fried eggs and sausage meatballs with maple syrup and cherry jam in.

[heidih]

7 minutes ago, Dante said:

Mac and cheese with fried eggs and sausage meatballs with maple syrup and cherry jam in.

Well golly jeepers now ya got me. I am a sweet/savory fiend. Your inspiration?

[Honkman]

Vietnamese chicken thighs (marinated overnight with jalapeño , lemongrass, fish sauce and sugar) and some quickly stir-fried vegetables (broccoli, green beans, red pepper, bok choi, scallions) over rice (and still no idea how to plate dishes that they don’t look like you accidentally dropped the plate)

 

[MetsFan5]

@Shelby would you mind elaborating on the mushroom salad? I adore mushrooms. 

[liuzhou]

Beef marinated with garlic, ginger, Guizhou bullet head chillies, fresh green Sichuan peppercorns, potato starch and Shaoxing wine then stir fried with okra. Finished with a little soy sauce and coriander leaf.

 

[Shelby]

6 hours ago, MetsFan5 said:

@Shelby would you mind elaborating on the mushroom salad? I adore mushrooms. 

It's super easy.  I've been ordering a variety of mushrooms, but also this would be good with just plain old white ones.  Chop up the mushrooms.  Dice up some garlic. Chop up some parsley if you have it.  Splash of olive oil in a skillet.  Add mushrooms and cook down a bit.  Add garlic.  Continue cooking until mushrooms are done.  Dump in a bowl.  Add parsley.  Couple splashes of red wine vinegar and salt and pepper.  Good stuff.

[Shelby]

Ronnie braved the cold yesterday morning and went deer hunting.  Got us a couple of does (it's doe only season).  We should be set now on meat for the coming year  .  I think tomorrow or Thursday we will butcher them.  It's so cold they can hang in the garage with absolutely no problems.

 

So, tenderloins for dinner last night

 

 

 

And boy were they tender.

 

 I made another Caesar salad, some sautéed spinach and some pasta to go with.

 

And wine.  Lots of wine.

[weinoo]

 

Spaghetti with Pèrigord black truffles...I did get a nice-sized one from Regalis. Just a big salad alongside.

[liamsaunt]

Yellowtail flounder in a coconut lemongrass curry broth with red, yellow, and orange bell peppers, cilantro and rice 

 

[BeeZee]

@liamsaunt, was the flounder simply poached in the curry broth to cook? It looks like it's holding together very well rather than flaking apart.

[MaryIsobel]

Beef stew at husband's request. Not a pretty picture, but served with dumplings, filled the bill on a snowy night. My husband took a couple of servings to our 85 year old neighbour who still takes care of his 5 acre property and flock of sheep all by himself. I keep telling myself I'm going to learn to take better pictures of food!

[heidih]

14 minutes ago, MaryIsobel said:

Beef stew at husband's request. Not a pretty picture, but served with dumplings, filled the bill on a snowy night. My husband took a couple of servings to our 85 year old neighbour who still takes care of his 5 acre property and flock of sheep all by himself. I keep telling myself I'm going to learn to take better pictures of food!

As my former shepherd friend would say "looks like the muck those silly ewes would get stuck in"  Totally just kidding - sure it was delicious and comforting.

[Orbit]

47 minutes ago, MaryIsobel said:

Beef stew at husband's request. Not a pretty picture, but served with dumplings, filled the bill on a snowy night. My husband took a couple of servings to our 85 year old neighbour who still takes care of his 5 acre property and flock of sheep all by himself. I keep telling myself I'm going to learn to take better pictures of food!

It looks yummy!

[Dejah]

@Kim ShookThanks for your well wishes for my hubby. THat was quite the NYE spread you put on!

 

Recent meals: Black Bean Garlic ribs in the Instant Pot and stir-fried peashoots. Always need extra rice for the rib sauce!

                                                                 

Had picked up a b one-in turkey breast just after Christmas. It got roasted last night with carrots, leeks, an d celery. Still have lots for lunches!

          

                                                                

 

   It was a blustery snow day today. Time for some deep frying! Fish'n'chips with pickerel from Lake Winnipeg! I was too lazy to make curry gravy, so we just had malt vinegar.

 

                                                               

 

                                                             

 

                                                                 

 

[Honkman]

Mushroom Soup (with white mushrooms, dried porcini powder, onion and 2-3 small potatoes to give some body) finished with croutons and whipped cream

[JoNorvelleWalker]

A Jug of Wine*, a Loaf of Bread -- and Me**

 

 

 

 

Also steak.

 

 

 

 

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[weinoo]

8 hours ago, Dejah said:

Black Bean Garlic ribs in the Instant Pot

 

Is this similar to what we see in restaurants as the classic dim sum dish, pai gwat, which are evidently steamed?

If so, do you have an IP recipe?

 

I worked for a woman, in my second or third job out of college in Silicon Valley, and she would bring these in for lunch; they were awesome.  Her recipe included, if my memory serves me correctly (ha!), dried bamboo shoots, as well as the technique of blanching the ribs first.

Edited January 5, 2022 by weinoo (log)

[Shelby]

Chicken enchiladas, stuffed poblanos and RG black beans last night

 

 

[liamsaunt]

19 hours ago, BeeZee said:

@liamsaunt, was the flounder simply poached in the curry broth to cook? It looks like it's holding together very well rather than flaking apart.

 

Yes, I poached it in the broth.  I rolled it up before poaching which helped keep it together, I think.  It came a little unrolled but did not fall apart.  

 

Yesterday, salmon banh mi (again).  I got tail pieces in my fish share this week, so had to grind them up.  I wanted to do something different but my niece really wanted the banh mi, so I made that again.  I only had purple daikon radish left in my radish collection, and it turned neon pink when I pickled it.  

 

[weinoo]

 

Japanese curry (chicken) rice. The rice is the new harvest, just milled stuff - and it's great.

 

 

Served with some quick pickles of cabbage and cucumbers.

[MaryIsobel]

3 hours ago, Shelby said:

Chicken enchiladas, stuffed poblanos and RG black beans last night

 

 

That looks fabulous! I got a tortilla press for Christmas, so something Mexicanish is in our future so I can try it out.

[Okanagancook]

@MaryIsobelcongrats on your tortilla press.  If you have not made them before, I find it tricky to get the right amount of hydration so they peel off the plastic used while pressing them.  Somewhere here there is a thread on making your own and that’s where I found the perfect ratio.  300 grams Masa Herina and 400 grams of warm water with a pinch of salt.  Mix and let sit for 20 min or so.  I then use about 35 grams dough per tortilla.

Good luck.  They are delicious.

Edited January 5, 2022 by Okanagancook (log)

[Shelby]

24 minutes ago, MaryIsobel said:

That looks fabulous! I got a tortilla press for Christmas, so something Mexicanish is in our future so I can try it out.

I have a tortilla press, too, that I've never used!  I need to be brave like you and just do it.  Can't wait to see how yours turn out!